Commonwealth News
Ghana is the best investment destination in West Africa
Rand Merchant Bank's latest report states Ghana as the best West African country for investments. Ghana outperformed neighbours like Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal and managed to avoid recession in 2020. It also recorded a growth of 0.4% where construction,...
Traditional Samoan medicine found as effective as ibuprofen by scientists
An ancient Samoan medicinal plant used to reduce inflammation has been scientifically validated by researchers in New Zealand and Samoa. Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni, senior research director at the Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa and post-doctoral fellow Dr...
Turning waste into opportunity – Tuvalu’s contribution to the circular economy
Tuvalu finds a way to dispose of its waste in an environment-friendly manner while building its export capacity. Tuvalu Department of Trade with the Department of Waste was able to build recyclable exports of waste items like plastic, cardboard and metal to generate...
Crypto founders top young Australian rich list
Australian Financial Review releases a list of 87 richest entrepreneurs of the Commonwealth of Australia aged 40 and under. In this list, seven are crypto founders, each of which boasts a net worth of atleast $26.9 million. Kain Warwick, the founder of derivatives...
UK envoy to Bangladesh calls for further easing of doing business
UK high commissioner in Bangladesh Robert Chatterton Dickson in a discussion organised by the Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association of Bangladesh (DCAB) calls for further easing of doing business in order to attract more investments. He lauded Bangladesh’s impressive...
Pakistan’s Colabs wants to build a community of 100,000 entrepreneurs and freelancers
Lahore-based startup, Colabs aims to build Pakistan’s largest community of 100,000 entrepreneurs and freelancers over the next five to seven years through its coworking spaces, business solutions, events, and educational programs. Started in 2019 by twin brothers,...